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November 4, 2016

Coast lawyer choked by chicken ran for #MSSC in 2008 – now withdrawing #frivilous lawsuit #mselex

Attorney who choked on chicken withdraws lawsuit “Extreme comments” directed at his family have prompted Gulfport attorney Paul Newton to drop a lawsuit he filed against Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen after he choked on a chicken breast because, he said, the fast-food restaurant failed to provide him a knife in the drive-thru. “I continue to believe…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 3, 2016

#TrialLawyer sues Popeyes after choking on his chicken

Knives needed? Mississippi attorney suing Popeyes after choking on chicken Paul Newton Jr., who filed the lawsuit this week, says the only utensil he was given last November at the Gulfport restaurant was a spork. The lawsuit states that because Newton didn’t receive a plastic knife, his only option was to hold the chicken breast…